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On 2 November 2013, Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begović scored a goal which was the fastest for a professional goalkeeper in football history (13 seconds). [7] On 27 April 1985, SV Darmstadt 98 goalkeeper Wilhelm Huxhorn broke the record for the longest goal in football history (103 metres / 112.6 yards), in a match against Fortuna Köln. [8]
King was capped by England at under-16 and under-17 level. [33] He also qualifies for Wales as his mother was born in Cardiff [34] as well as being eligible for Gibraltar through residency, having spent several years there as a child, where he first started playing football in the youth ranks at Manchester United (Gibraltar). [35]
English goalkeeper Peter Shilton is generally considered the record holder for the most appearances, making 1,396 appearances between the 1960s and 1990s, including a national record of 125 appearances for England, and in 1996 became the first footballer to make 1,000 league appearances.
Alan Edward Knight MBE (born 3 July 1961) [1] [2] is an English former footballer turned manager. [3] He holds the record for the most appearances for a single club by a goalkeeper, having played 683 league games (and 801 games overall) for Portsmouth between 1978 and 2000; this superseded Peter Bonetti's record of exactly 600 goalkeeping appearances for Chelsea.
Longest gap between goals Tony Adams, 11 years 196 days, 16 November 1988, 1–1 vs. Saudi Arabia – 31 May 2000, 2–0 vs. Ukraine Last England goalscorer at the old Wembley [note 72] Tony Adams, 31 May 2000, 2–0 vs. Ukraine First England goalscorer at the new Wembley John Terry, 1 June 2007, 1–1 vs. Brazil Highest goals to games average ...
This article concerns football records in England. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League. Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given. This article includes clubs based in Wales that compete ...
His 119th appearance for his country saw England draw 1–1 with the Republic of Ireland in the opening group game; England got through the group, beat Belgium 1–0 in the second round match, and then edged past Cameroon 3–2 in the quarter-finals, thanks to two Lineker penalties after England went 2–1 down. Then came the West Germans in ...
Patrick Anthony Jennings CBE (born 12 June 1945 [2]) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is widely recognised as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the sport. [3] [4] He played 119 international matches for Northern Ireland in an international career which lasted for over 22 years.